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This Indenture made the Seventeenth Day of March, in the Twenty-second Year of the Reign of
George the Third King of Great Britain, Ad. 1787, between Thomas Sheffield of Charlestown, in King's
County and Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid Man; And to Fernando Coker Father and Successor to
Nathaniel Sheffield and Richard Sheffield Spouses of Charlestown, Rhode Island of the one Part Witness
that for Divers Considerations of and in Consideration of a Deed of Gift the one party whereas made
by me my Wife and Mother of One Acre of Land & dwelling house mentioned by them made to me the said
Thomas Sheffield to my full Possession Have given granted and released unto the said Fernando Coker and Land
which enclosed by Deed of Gift after open & letter to my Base Brother on my late Brother's occasion within
demises and land with the said Nathaniel Sheffield and to the said Richard Sheffield Spouse of Land
being situate in Charlestown containing by Estimation Eight poles wide, more or less and bounded on the
North by Land belonging to Dominion Foster Esquire of Land belonging to Elizabeth Bevis, and bounded on the
Northwest by Land belonging to Dominion Foster Esquire of Land belonging to Elizabeth Bevis, and bounded on the
Northwest by Land belonging to Dominion Foster Esquire of Land belonging to Elizabeth Bevis, and bounded on the
Southerly on the Lee; and bounded easterly by Land belonging to Robert Congdon Esquire and bounded on the
Southerly on the Lee; and bounded easterly by Land belonging to Robert Congdon Esquire and bounded on the
South side Let Land & dwelling House & Nathaniel Sheffield's Dwelling House now stands flammable All mentioned
Acre of Land & the Nathaniel Sheffield & Richard Sheffield’s Dwelling House have granted and released to them over open
with the Agreement for and during the Natural Life of the said Nathaniel Sheffield & Richard
Sheffield without any Limitation of or restriction of me the said Fernando Sheffield, William Coker and the
said Thomas Sheffield have hereunto to my Hand and Seal the Seventeenth Day of March next before written.
Signed Sealed and delivered
In presence of
Robert Congdon
Simeton 1827
The foregoing
Act was recorded in the Book of Deeds of the Town of Charlestown 1787 by James Congdon Clerk.
King's County Court for Ceremony came Thomas Sheffield the Plainer
of the above written Left, the Day & Date thereof’s acknowledged
the same to be his voluntary Act and Deed and delivered the same
and said’s further declared that he came on Common’s for the purpose of the same
was recorded in the Book of Deeds of the Town of Charlestown 1787 by James Congdon Clerk.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings; Know ye that Thomas
Sheffield of Charlestown in King's County and Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid Yeoman for and in Consideration of the
Sum of Five Pounds lawful Money of Rhode Island in hand Paid before the Execution of these presents’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’
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Sarah Sheffield and their Heirs, by fee and virtue of whose Devise these shall and may forever after have
hold, use, enjoy, possess and enjoy the same. Provided always, and upon these Conditions notwithstanding, landing
any thing before written, that if the said Thomas Sheffield, his Heirs General, Assigns or Appignors, or either
of them shall omit and newly pay or cause to be paid once in the said land Any Sheffield & Sarah Sheffield,
or to their Heirs General, after the expiration of six months the sum of Twenty Pounds, lawful Money, that
is to say Eleven Pounds to Mary Sheffield and Eleven Pounds to Sarah Sheffield, before the first Day of
the Feast of Nathaniel Sheffield our Father, and in them and in that Case this Indenture shall be null void and
utterly Empty and voidless entire Contents contained to be null void and of none effect, But on appointment
hereof, it be and remain in full force and virtue to all intents. In Witness whereof I the said
Thomas Sheffield have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, this Seventeenth Day of March in the fourteenth
Year of the Reign of King George the Third of Great Britain, &c.
Sign'd sealed & delivered
in Presence of
Robert Congdon
Simon Corry
The preceding Deed was recorded
the 14th Apr 1778 by James bonden a Clr.
Thomas Sheffield Ls
Jury County Courtly [illegible] ceremonially came Thomas Sheffield, signor
to the above Deed, Date the Day and Date thereof, and acknowledged the same
to be his voluntary Act, and Deed, with his Hand and Seal their affixture
Simon Corry Justice of the said Court
To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that
Nathan Noyes of Wickford in said County and Colony of Rhode Island free man for and in Consideration of
the Sum of One hundred Pounds Current Money of said Province during this time paid in Hand Species the Conveyance hereof
well and fully paid by William prendas of Cumberland in the County aforesaid with Understanding, the Right
afterwards of recovery absolutely conveyed hereby acknowledged paid and received, and of these he hereby covenant agree
and declare the said William prendas hereafter, his Heirs executors and administrators forever by these Presents
Hath given granted bargained paid sold conveyed assigned conveyed and confirmed unto the said William
presents in Law and his Heirs and assigns forever, all that Piece of Land lying situated in the District of the One Lot containing about
Forty rods wide, but more or less, bounded on the North, following the wall by the North, following the wall by the North,
on the East by the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and 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